ML19290A287
| ML19290A287 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 12/29/1977 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 7911020508 | |
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, iA4, f.....f vn SAFETY EVALUAT:CN SY THE CFFICE CF P!UCLEAR AEACTCA REGULaT:CN SUPACAT:NG s'.?ENCYENT NO. 35 TO FACILITY OPER'-7:"G L: CENSE NO. OPR-30 YETROFCLITAN EOISCh CCMPaNY. JEASEv CENTAAL PCWEA & L:G"I OCMDaNf AND PE.hi/L/aN!A ELE!TRIC CC'ADa'J' THREE M LE ISLAND AUCLEAR STATICN UN ' NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-289 Introduction On November 29, 1976, the Commission published in the Federal Registe-an amended Section 20.103 of 10 CFR 20, which became effective on December 29, 1976. One effect of this revision was that in ceder to receive credit for limiting the inhalation of airborne radio-active material, resoiratory protective equipment must De used as stipulated in Regulatory Guide 8.15.
Anothar recuirement of the amended regulation was that licensee; t"* hart:ed to make allonance for use of respiratory protective ecuioment peine to December 29, 1976, must bring the use of their respiratory protective eouipment into conformance with Regulatory Guide 8.15 by Decemoer 29, 1977 Metropolitan Edison Company (Met Ed), is presently authori:ed by the Technical Specifications for Three Mile Islaad Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1 (TMI-1) te make allowance for use of respiratory protective equipment at that facility.
The present crogrsm, newever, differs from that stipulated in Regulatory Guice S.15.
Accordingly, by letter dated July 28, 1977, we advised Yet Ed that Oney should recuest amendment of the TMI-l Tecnnical Soecifications. We further advised that because Section 6.11 of the TY -l Tecnnical Specifications requires conformance with 10 CFR 20, and because 10 CFR 20.lC3 no longer requires scecific authorization to e cloy rescicatory protective equipment, that the necessary amencment c the TM:-l Technical Sceci-fications could be effected by deleting the cresent section dealing with respiratory protection (Section 6.12).
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-2 Dy letter dated November 15, 1977, Met Ed requested amendment of the TMI-l Technical Specification provisions dealing witn respiratory protection. The proposed revision would replace the prese it Section 6.12 with a statement ccmmitting Met Ed to conformance with Regulatory Guide 8.10, October 1976.
Evaluation The proposed revision is administrative and does not have a direct effect on the safety of plant cperation. The proposed revision is basically acceptable bacause it merely deletes provisions dealing with respiratory protection that have been made obsolete and unnecessary as a result of revision of the Commission's regulations.
One aspect of the licensee's proposed revision, hcwever, is not acceptabic. This unacceptable feature is the reference to a specific edition of Regulatory Guide 8.15, specifically the October 197G edition. This is not acceptable because 10 CFR 20.103 does not specify an edition of Regulatory Guide 8.15, but by inference refers to the most recent edition.
Thus, by approving Met Ed's request as sucmitted, we could be approving nonconformance with the regulations if another edition of Regulatory Guide 8.15 were to be issued in the future.
This matter has been discussed with Met Ed and they have agreed to deletion of the reference to a specific edition of Regulatory Guide 8.15.
They have further agreed that the present commitment to the requirements of 10 CFR 20 as stated in Specification 6.11 is all that is necessary to define an acceptable program for respiratory protection.
We have, therefore, modified ' Jet Ed's sucmittal accordingly and with these changes find the submittal acceptable.
Environmental Consideration We have determined that this amendment does not authorize a change in effluent types or total amounts nor an ir.c r e a s e in oower level and will not result in any significant environmental impact.
Having made this determination, we have further concluded that the amerdment involves an action which is insignificant from the starepoint of environmental impact, and oursuant to 10 CFR 551.5(d)(4) that an environmental impact statement, or nega.tive declaration and enviren ental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with the issuan:e of this amendment.
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. Conclusion We have concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1) because the amendment does not involve a signi#icant increase in the probability or consecuences of accidents previously considered and does nct involve a significant decrease in a safety margin, the amendment coes not involve a significant hazards consideration, (2) there is reasonable assurance that the healtn and safety of the puclic will not be endangered by coeration in the crecosed manner, and (3) such activities aill be conducted in compliance nith the Commission's regulations and the issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Dated: December 29, 1977 1563 333 e
UN!TED STATES fJUCLEAR REGULATCPv COMY:53:CN DOCKET NO. 50-2E9 METPCPOLITaf f E3!SCN CC*MPANY JERSEY CENTPAL PGwE; -NO _:G-T COYPtNY PENNSYLVAN!A iLECTRIC CCYPANY NOTICE CF !SSUANCE OF AVENCYENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Ccmmission) has issued Amendment No. 35 to Facility Coerating License No. OFR-50, issued to Metropolitan Edison Company, Jersey Central Power and Light Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company (the licensees), which revised Technical Specifications for operation of the Three 'Allt Island Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1 (the facility) located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The amendment becomes effective December 29, 1977.
This amendment deletes the requirements of the Tecnnical Sceci-fication s dealing with respiratory protection since these recuirements are now stipulated in 10 CFR 520.103.
The apolication for the amerdment comolias with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy a t of 195J, as amerded (the c
Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Ccemission as w
made appropriate findings as recuired by the Act and the Ccemission's rules and reculations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.
Prior public notice of this amendmen.: nas act required sicce the amendment does not involve a s Agn iricant hazarcs considerstion.
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. 7he Commissien has determined that the issuante of this amendment will not result in any significant environmental imcact and that pursuant to 10 CFR 551.5(d)(4) an environmental imoact statement or negative declaratien and environmental impact agoraisal need not be 9
prepared in connection with issuance of this amendment.
For further details with respect to this acticr, see (1) the application for amendment dated November 15, 1977, (2) Amendment No.
35 to License No. OPR-50, and (3) the Commission's related Safety Evaluation. All of these items are available for public inspection at the Ccmmission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, PJ.
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Washington, D. C. and at the Government Publications Section, State Library of Pennsylvania, Box 1601 (Education Building), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
A copy of items (2) and (3) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 2C555, Attention: Director, Division of Operating Reactors.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this 29th day of December 1977.
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